Trying out something called Omniwriter for the Mac. It seems to have the kind of “no-nonsense” type of writing environment that I’m looking for. Although, I could probably get something like this by spending lots of time tweaking settings in a more robust authoring application, the minimalistic view is quite comfortable.

Add to that I can turn sounds on and off, add my own soundtrack to the mix (manually in the background), and I think we may have the beginnings of a good relationship here. White I was writing this, I opted to go with my own music/playlist in iTunes, and I think that will play out well, though the ambient sounds that come with the software are quite pleasing.

When I write, I realize how much I am drawn to it. Also, when I don’t write, I realize how much I am drawn to it. I have heard it said that if you aren’t sure whether you’re called to a particular thing, stop doing that thing and see if you can live with it that way. I seem to start and stop, but always end up coming back to it.

In the end, it may be for no one but myself. Should that be the case, I think I’m okay with it. It helps to get my inner voice onto paper, even if it is only helping me sort through my own thoughts. There is great value in that for me. I find it even becomes something of a dialogue between me and the writing, and I know that my thoughts get sorted quite a bit better when they are talked out.

Sort, sort, sort… 🙂